New Zealand Referendums 2020 — Results

The questions and how they worked

The two referendums were legally different. The euthanasia vote was binding: a majority in favour meant the End of Life Choice Act would automatically take effect twelve months later, with no further parliamentary action required. The cannabis vote was non-binding (advisory): a "yes" would have required Parliament to pass enabling legislation, which it could have amended or declined to pass. Both were decided by a simple majority of valid votes. They were held on the same ballot papers as the general election, which is why turnout — 82.2% — matched the record general-election figure.

Compiled and reviewed from official results by ElectioMap. See our data methodology.